Purification of Cyanide-Degrading Nitrilase from Pseudomonas Fluorescens NCIMB 11764.
Description:
Cyanide is a well known toxicant that arises in the environment from both biological and industrial sources. Bacteria have evolved novel coping mechanisms for cyanide and function as principal agents in the biosphere for cyanide recycling. Some bacteria exhibit the unusual ability of growing on cyanide as the sole nitrogen source. One such organism is Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIMB 11764 (Pf11764) which employs a novel oxidative mechanism for detoxifying and assimilating cyanide. A unique comple…
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Date:
December 2010
Creator:
Chou, Chia-Ni
Partner:
UNT Libraries